SANTA MARGARITA WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
			CELEBRATING  41 YEARS
			In the year 1824, Mexico won its independence and Pio Pico gained control of 133,300
	Home Page		acres, which was the largest of all the land grants in California.  This became
			known as El Rancho Santa Margarita y las Flores.  This grant later went from the Pico
	Member Clubs		brothers, Pio and Andres, to Don Juan Forrester, and finally to Richard O'Neill and
	& Information		James C. Flood.  Thus, the Spanish epoch was ended in 1882.
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			The Santa Margarita Women's Golf Association (SMWGA) was organized in 1967
	Calendar		and was so named because all member clubs were within the borders of the original
			Spanish Land Grant.  It was formed to promote good fellowship among women
	Officers &		members of private and semi-private golf clubs within these limits.  It now includes
	Directors		the following clubs: Castle Creek Golf Course, El Camino Country Club, Escondido
			Country Club, Lake San Marcos Resort and Country Club, Marine Memorial Golf Course,
	Membership		Meadow Lake Golf Course, Morgan Run Resort and Club, San Luis Rey Downs
	Information		Country Club and Twin Oaks Golf Course.
	Team		Any full 18-hole club member woman golfer in good standing in a member club who
	Information		is 18 years or older and has an established USGA index is eligible for membership upon
	Eligibility List		payment of annual dues as decided by the Board of Directors.
	By Laws &		Each club hosts a Field Day during the year.  In addition, a Winners' Tournament
	Standing Rules		and a two-day "Getaway" Tournament are held at a neutral course.
	Field Days		Each member club fields a team that competes in inter-club matches during the months
	Information &		of August through November.  At the conclusion of team play, an Awards Luncheon
	Winners		is held at one of the member clubs in conjunction with their regular field day.
			The SMWGA governing board consists of two representatives from each member
	Minutes		club.  The new governing board is installed at the first Board of Directors meeting
			of the calendar year and introduced at the annual meeting, held on the first field day
			of the calendar year.
			The Patroness of the organization and an honorary member is Mrs. Alice Margarita
			O'Neill Avery, a descendant of one of the original owners of the Santa Margarita
			Land Grant.  The Founder of SMWGA was June Abernathy Renaud.
	Rev. 1/2/2008